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I realize a lot of investors start off by using monies from their retirement portfolios, whether its a 401k, IRA etc. Seems like everyone agrees that they enjoy a better rate of return in real estate than these conven...
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I have pretty much called every known viable bank or credit union in the greater Austin area in the past year and we now have 15 solid lenders that will loan on specs or our rehab projects. This presents an interesti...
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Hi all, this is my first post here on this forum after the intro in the new member area!
Here is the situation, my fiancee and I are thinking of purchasing a duplex to maybe a fourplex for us to live in and rent out ...
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@Brandon Turner on a few podcasts mentioned a minimum standard for SFR cashflow. More is certainly better, but he used $100 as an example of what he needed for monthly cash flow from a property.
For the buy an...
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How is everyone utilizing a VA for lead generation? I have thought of having a VA do a few hours of possible cold calling a week. Any thoughts or suggestions on using a VA to help pull some leads?
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Hi everyone! I just want to introduce myself here. I'm Christopher, and I'm a relatively new investor and landlord in Framingham, which is about 25 miles west of Boston. My girlfriend and I purchased a 3 family hou...
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Hi All, I need another opinion/clarity about my closing costs. Home is a multifamily for $380k, conventional loan, bought 1 point and interest is 6.125. Initial closing cost estimate was $13.5k. Just received disclosu...
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I'm familiar with a lot of the cities on the Ohio side in Cincinnati and upon a tip I started looking in Bellevue, Covington, and Newport in Kentucky. Covington seems to be a great place to buy and hold with little to...
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My question... how do you all know how much reserves is enough?? What is "safe" or responsible to start? I've read 6 months reserves on all fronts, but I've also read people "making it" with zilch to their name. Do yo...
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Hello all! I am from Minneapolis, MN and would love to find an MTR to either own through creative financing or manage as a co-host. If you have a medium-term rental in the area, I'd love to see if there is anything we...